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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
WHAT IS ASKED FOR.

As to the object Of our visit, we camo
here to explain to You, as representa-
tiyes of the city, the propositions en-
braced in our memorial
In the first place, we do not ask the
CITY Council to make any specihc APP
nropriation whatever, but only ask
loan Of the city's credit to the extent re-
ouired for our purposes. We come not
in The shirt OF q mendicant nor OF one
seeking personal advantages, but Only
ask 10 he aided in our efforts IN behait
of that class OF the community when
No CITY can afford to ignore--viz., our
mechanics-the producers oil the wealth.
To carry ont the object and pur-
,oses of the institute it is necessary
not we have suitable building, one
snec;ally designed and adapted to our
,,,rroe.s We cannot rent such
bn;1d;no. and must devise some means
~ erecting one and not having the
means 10 do NO. we resort to the most
tangible and practical scheme u -
curing 1t. n.c
Our proposition is that the City Coun-
Gil. by an ordinance to that eiiec,' as'e ~
20 endorse our bonds to the extent VI
ei00 00f,--.or so much thereof as may
be necessary to accomplish the ne p I;as
poses-we to purchase q suitable I. ~ ' ths
10 bc paid for from the gfoc .,a 1s a. Of
sale OF the bonds, issued IN Inc as. - Va
the Virginia Mechanics lnstitute, W 70
sncured by deed OF trust on Tue Pr
perry 80 purchased. togetheI t m for
endorsation OF the CITY lno I 10 raised
IN; - IN; i manner With this security, am p,
, nIe and above suspicion, we would you'd
s,, y that B per cent. interess-1aea :,
i ;nr bonds could be easily dispo:ea DO, Q.
on saS our market At par, should a,.; y4u,
body arrive 1t favorable c 60; su.r;s'i
ana or scheme b enecessEnny s,.nsnt
osk q she sysa I: g g! ~ n.25s = I'll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
PROGRESS OF THE COMMISSION WAR;

PROGRESS OF THE COMMISSION WAX
CHICAGO April O.-with respect to the controversy be-
tween the Eastern and Western Trunk lines upon the
question OF paying commissions which has caused the
Eastern roads the tickets OF the western roads
to the WALL" the managers Of the Chicago and North
western Railway declare to-day the position that line
ha, assumed and expects to maintain. They declare
that they regard the point at issue to be the rght OF
railway company to make its rules and have them
respected The Northwestern comedies that right to
other lines and expects that they will concede 1t In turn
The managers also declare that they are
still paying commissions but only to regular ticket
agents but contend that they do not pay excessive COM
missions In explaining the attitude OF the road the
managers urge that continuance or dscontinuancc
Of paving commissions is not question Of sufficient
Importance to warrant the present controversy
The Michigan Central road has issued circular ex
cudng the twenty-five roads upon which the trunk lines
have placed their ban and all through tickets over the
western lines will be taken of sale The Chicago roads
exempted are the Northwestern the Illinois Cenra ana
the Milwaukee and ST. Paul All OF the roads Leading 10
Kansas City are barred that traveller from the East
cannot buy through ticket that point The Balti-
more and Ohio and the Grand Trunk are now the only
seaboard lines which are turning western tickets to
the wall
ST LOUIS April "a dispatch to The Republican from
n nromiuent railroad centre In Texas says that no
through tickets sale from points III Texas 10
nonts east OF St Louis and NewOreans and that IL Is
not known when there VIII be-
DENVER April 9.-The situation regarding the fight De-
tween the Denver Rio Grande and Eastern lines has
changed ittlc the only feature being that the Den
yer and Rio Grande has issued instructions to s agents
in Colorado Utah, NewMexco and California to SEND az
husiues over the Baltimore and OHIO, which competi
tive OF trunk lines that nave turneu De'er
and Rio Grande tickets to the wall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10
INSUBORDINATE Conflicts.

IEoUBIE IN A MASSACHUSETTS PRISON OVER
BAKED BEANS AND oIIIER THINGS
BosToS April tSpocia. The spirit OF nsuborlination
among tho worst men IN tho state Prisoh al 'h'rcs
town for about four weeks has caused Warden Russell
A gcat deal Of trouble anu for timc threatened TO
rcauiro outside assistance qucll the rulans. FOr
about two weeks the officials there have been con-
family on the alert for expected riot. warden
Russell quietly Informed u few weeks ago oS
somo of tho best prisoners that trouble was brewing
and he was prepared for il when 1t came. ON March
70, when the were IN tho chapel, some ot the
nsubordinatcs Missed the Warlcn and his 0cputes
Five VI the fellows were Onco taken 10 tho strong
room. Tho Warden says:
Tho following day or two tho friends OF the con-
lined men began to show their dsapproNm ot tho
course which hal been taken In locking them up 10y
making howl. IL were. inside the PRISON Wilhs'
The ringleadrs spotted and the result was very
soon twenty men confined in the strong rooms
instead Of five. They kcpt up continual shouting,
bowling and swearing. This state of affairs kept up
until April - when two Of tho strong room men,
Dennis AIIearn and James Winn. succeeded in re-
part the casing Of their coils and got posses
SION OF some bolts with which they made more noise
officers Fuller and Frazer proceeded to the cells and
took tho two men out and began Search for the
broken bolts While searching the cells the men
escaped This was in the day time last SATURDAY
O'Icarn was lmincdltcly rccaptuIeu' Dut Nlhh sue
ccedrsi In stay Ing tho yard five minutes during
which tlme he entered shop and procured 4 razor
from ono OF tnc COiNltts
Onccr Fuller faced his man, u desperate char
actcr. and ordered him to give up the razor. ms
he refused 10 do and showed light. The oncer crap
pied with Winn aud handled him roughly. not bfutdlly
While this was going on | was IL spectator ana lhe
excitement c about tho prison was intonse ordered
nv officers TO Immediately search tho cells for I'M,
PIGMENTS Of any kind. and to note all tho weakened
spots. Each In the strong room was rcniOVot
TO other cells Thoy all resisted moro or less. but
wero oycrpowcred 30 moro force used than was
absolutely necessary TO place these men In the proper
position and maintain order and quiet IN INC prsoon.
"About March 1 dissatisfaction arose among this
hon plp
and they manifested IL by their conduct. Ihey
especially refused eat beans, This Is rldcuous,
Tor tho reason that nowhere this New England dish
200 OF them arc o. satisfied and contontcd the
nature OF the cn.o Will admit The disturbance seems
to hayo been croctually settled"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10
ARREST OF A PREA CHER AND HIS SON.

PHILADELPHIA, April o (Speeiab.--W L. Boswell and
his son. WI. Boswell jr, insurance agents at No. 34l
Walnut-st, were arrested this afternoon by deputy
sheriff from Carlisle, PENN on warrant sworn out by
Ranond L. shcarer who charges that he has convincing
proof that the defendants within the past years have
been acting as agents. the solicitors this State OF in
surance companies OF other States and Territories which
have never compiled with the provisions OF the act Of
April L. 1s7s and Its supplements And that within said
period they as solicitors obtained insurance within the
County of Cumberland for the Cumberland County Fer
tizer Company In the Mount Holly Insurance Company
OF NewJcrsey and in the Louisiana Insurance Company
OF and In the Monarch Insurance Company
OF Dcs Moines iowa, OF which companies has COM
piled with the rcquirements Of the above law The pen
SON werc taken before Judge Durham, waived nearing
and were admitted TO bail for trial W L Boswell sr y
member OF the Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church
md 4 local preacher. he was for number Of yean .
professor IN Dickinson College.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10
AN OUTRAGE on 4 NEGRO TRAVELLER

DALTON, Ga, April (SpecidD.-Whcn the south-bound
Western and Atlanta train mp at this place before
daylight this morning respectable looking coored man
was showed of and the train moved on toward Atlanta
The negro mad fracture In his skull and was covered
with blood 1t that having boarded the train at
Chattanooga he entered the ladies' car and took seat
George Ferguson the conductor ordered him into the
car kept for negroes which the passenger declined to
submit 10, asserting that he held frstclass ticket,
which entitled him to the accommodation as other
rstcass passengers under the terms of the Interstate
law At this Juncturo three young men who had been
listening took the case In hanl and ordered the coon
as they called him, CO. He again refused when they
jumped upon him aud, brcaknSa heavy cane across his
mead, stunned him. The men then clinchcd, ana Tor
while pandcmonium regncd, which was ended by the
ejectment OF the negro passenger ut this place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10
riRrDO OFT or THE AMEICiN DERBY

CHICAGO H., April 9-secretary Brewster OF the
Washington Park Club, has announced the following
declarations out of the stakes OF the Washington Park
Club April / The American Derby al S4o each-Miss
HIGHT John Gray Ermine False Note, sunbeam, Terah
and Laredo The Sheridan Stakes, at $50 eachErminc,
Folse Note Tom Nichols Hinla, Unite, Sunbeam Right
WAY and Laredo The Drexel Stakes. at $40 each-False
Note. Rightway, stuyvesant and Laredo The Engle-
wood stakes. at $40 each-Bastinado Miss Hight, Er,
ming Mar Paint Bonnettc and sunbeam. The Hyde
park stakes at $50 cach-Daln ascus, Miss Montfose'
Pound sterling, Carrie woodard AnbSn SIT T The m
Kenwoo6 stakes at SI5 each-Pound Sterling Chrsie'
RaIt and Monterrey The Lakeside stakes at ylo eaen-
Carrie Woodard, Kitty d., Miss Montrose, l~"' u"i""
tine Nellie d. and Bonnie Doom
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

Il "A
CHICAGO. April 0--The Ralcay Age, in commenting on
h rrexpectedly large mileage of completed railway
for the first quarter OF 1887 says that from
January TO April less than 1,O4O miles OF new
main track have been laid ortynine different lines In
tyenvaye OF the states and Territories This larger
oa than has been recorded for any previous year mp 10
the same date excepting in 1852 when the
FOR he entire year reached ii sos miles Ot the loio
miles ready reported laid nearly one-hai are I'D the
InJian Territory and Texas. Kansas already SHOWS an
addition OF nearly 100 miles ana Caorha vi aoou' sew
cnty miles .. r.u, D.,ro,a has g,vor not,cs
that n will take the action in regard 10 rates on
freght 10 Council Bluffs as may be inaugurated Dy the
nnrIinyton and Northern road on rates 10 st raul
yhts apparently means that the St Paui VIII
attempt system OF reprisals throg hout iowa shoud
The burlington and Northern cause tle st raui iocai
rates 10 be affected by any lowering Oh tue eAlsl'hS
tariff. .
pm ,pEIpIIlA April tSpecaD. President Corbn, OF
tho Reading Railroad closed contract to-day with the
Natoual Construction Company for the construction or
~, .xtenson of the wiamstown and Delaware River
poi,road controlled by them. from GasDoro 10 Muca
ii,n six miles. ms extension ~ INTO INC
hart NJ the truck growing district OF South Jersey
curspugG Ill, April "a large force OF suocontrac
,ra and laborers arrived here today to begin work on
that section OF the Achson Topeka and santa re eXtch
sion from here to Fort Madison.
Nuw .rkrr April Especial Agent Hinsey, or the
Chicago Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railroad, TO whose
charge tho matter OF making settlements Tor injury to
d nroperty sustained by victims of the disaster to
, limited express at last fall has just completed
the the damages. all or which We're agreed
mon Gy The total amount paid for these
causes was S6i,6l6 91
S,v,yyu. Ga. April 9-Dougass Greene. OF New
York has been elected president Of the Savannah Dublin
and western Railroad succeeding A. b. Linderman, OF
puads,nbia resigned This brings the whole proposed
n'v line from savannah to Birmingham by way OF Macon
and Lagrange, 500 miles under one management
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10

origin sang Handeps music. The Prince and Prin-
cess Of Wales have gone to Sandringham to
solemnize this anniversary by receiving the Arch
bishop of Canterbury as their guest. Lord Sails
bury IL at Hatfield for fortnight. medtating in
that magnificent Elizabethau house an Elizabeth
an policy considerably less magnificent
Most of the other Ministers aIe IN
the country. Mr. Balfour, ! believe. is
kept at the Irish Office by Irish business which
Irishmen wish he would leave undOne. Lord Aber-
deems pretty suburban villa, DOLLS Hill. six miles
from the House of Commons. still shelters Mr.
Gladstone. Strctest of rcligionsts in all ecclesias
tcal observances, he walked yesterday with Mrs.
Gladstone to st. Marys Church, Wilesden, the
people assembling to see HIM come and 60. To-day
he may run down to The Durdans to talk matters
over with LORD Rosebery, who arrived Wednesday
morning from his Indo- European tour Sir William
Iarcourt is at his new house in the New Forest.
The Easter man9uvres are IN full swing and
Kent and Sussex alive with columns OF
volunteers marching counter-inarchng, al
tacking and defending Their operations fill
six columns of The Times, where these amateur
warriors have the pleasure of seeing themselves
and their performances sharply criticised by pro-
fessional soldiers serving as correspondents. The
novelty of to-day is the employment of corps OF
bicvcists and tricyclists for scouting purposes.
which one writer calls a decided success
1t is long since the English public has been more
scandalized than by passage in Count Vtzthum's
"reminiscences This book. just published, is a fit
ting companion to Count Beust's Memoirs Count
Vitzthum was q compatrlot of Count Beust. He
represented SaxOny in England from S53 to 1866
and has much to say about English life which is
extremely interesting. He knew society. politics
and the court well. What hOrrifes the English is
what he says about the Prlnce-COnsort.
According to Count Vitzthum the Queen showed
her husband submissive veneratOn. The Foreign
Office sent him every dispatch and none ever went
abroad which he had not seen, studied and some
times altered. Reports came to HIM from all other
great departments. and no appointment in Church
or State was ever made without the Princes sane
tion In short, during twenty-one years this young
German prince really governed England. Count
VItzthum's picture is Overdrswn, but what angcrs
the English people is that his account contains only
too much truth. G. w. s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO DEAL.

BALTIMORE. April 9.-Therc Is a growing conviction
hor that there ha, been DEAL will there be any
serious movement to divert the control OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad any syndicate nor to any other
railroad combination The general belief that Pres
en Garrett has purchased all the stock offered ana mas
now with the stock of two or three holders OF
considerable stock the entire control 90 gen
more discussed Mr.. Garrett has received letter
from a gentleman in London expressing regret
hnf any movement transfer OF the road mas Deen
made as the Baltimore and Ohio has always been one OF
the Jew roads that was subject 10 stocko0blng opera
ous With regard 10 build the road from Phll
adcInha 10 New York latter the road Is IN
want OF money for that purpose the entire amount can
be raised in London IN an hour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10
CARDINAL TAsCHEREAU WILL YIELD.


THE MANDAMENT AGAINST CANADIAN KNIGHTS OF
LABOR TO BE %ITIDRAwN.
QUEBEC, April (SpeciaL-Cardnal TaSchereau in n
letter in French his signature made public here
TO day. stamps as impudent fabrication The Nec York
Worlds recent report OF an interview with him on the
question OF the knights OF Labor.
When asked to night il there would be withdrawal OF
the issued against the Canadian Knights Of
Labor the Cardinal said: II think there will be tenpo
ary withdrawal OF tho order made last fall
Whether IL becomes total not depends upon
the Holy Father. Personally 1 am not opposed
10 the order as exists and why II should
conflict with the Church. may say that myself recon-
mended the withdrawal OF the mandate Easter and
by that time have every reason TO believe the whole
difficulty will bo adjusted by such an understanding as
will he satisfactory the Knights and TO the head of the
Church."
When asked to whether the mandament would be
done away with tomorrow Cardinal Taschecau refused
TO speak positively but conveyed the impression that
ency ccal letter would probably be read In the churches
tomorrow which would for tho time being bring
about a cessation OF hoses. In conversation with
several Of the priests connected with the palace
II was ascertaincd that the number OF Roman Catholics
waiting their Easter duties on account OF the recent
mandanent against the knights OF Labor has increased
aarmngly and they have ayowed their faith In the
Labor encouraged by OF the clegry hold
out il is said. and the master workman OF tho
knights OF Labor who Is Roman Catholic. was called
mon Yesterday and stated that he had been Informed
that temporary withdrawal OF the mandament was as
slred 1t Is said that II the Knights fail TO to
understanding with the church here they intend
form pilgrimage TO some Of the American cities where
they can obtain absoution
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10
RINGING WORDS OF THE GRAND OLD MAN

hlNUINU WOhDS OT UhhNb VIM "h-'
A MANIFESTO ISSUED TO THE MINERS IN TIE NORTH
OF ENGLAND.
LoNpOy, April 0.-Thc anti-coercion meeting to he
held in Hyde Park Monday promises to he the biggest
outdoor political meeting ever held in LONDON In
connection with il Mr. Gladstone to-day issued to the
miners in the north of Great Britain, majority of
whom are enthusiastic iOow of him. the following
letter, which amounts TO q manifesto:
cannot lefrain from calling your attention to the
meeting which is TO be held III Hyde Park next Mon
day and TO which understand tens of thousands OF
the workngmen of London ,ntend generously to de-
vote their holiday II ever there was time when 1t
was to the interest OF the English wOrkiDgman to
betbink himself this is the time. Ii Is the rst time
when coercion bill, il passed. is TO be .assed by Eng
lands vote alone against the voices OF Scotland Ire
land and Wales. 1t IL the first time when such bill
wlkhave been passed under the sanction OF the house
holders at large, who enfranchsed before
the last electionsin 1880 and 1856. Ii is the trst
time coercion has been proposed without any attempt
by the Ministry TO .how-what we know they cannot
show--a STATE OF exceptional and fragrant or growing
crime. .
If England il 70 cocrcc Ireland for crime, Ireland
can reply that relatively to population she has less
crime than England.
In nv opinion the rejection of the bill is even more
needed by England than by Ireland. For Ireland 1t
question of suffering and she knows how to suier
For England il is a question OF shame and dishonor
and 10 cast away and dishonor is tue first bus
OF u gieat nation.
In 1876 a meeting of London workingmen first gave
ehectua force TO the movement tor bulgaria which
broup Int about the election of 1880 May the meet
ing OF Monday next bring the death kncl OF the worst
the moat insulting and the most causeless coercion bill
ever submitted TO Parliament.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10
ENGLAND'S DEMANDS OF HAYTI.

FRENCH CREDITORS OF TIE BLACK REPUBLIC HAVE
SOMETHING TO SAY.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, April News has been received
from Hayt to the effect that amcablc settlement OF
the British claims may be expected. The Haytian As
semby had two special sittngs, one public aud
secret to consider the demand made by Mr. Hill, the
British special agent now In HaytL He wishes to have
the principle admitted. President Solomon declined
taking action until he obtained expression of opinion
from the Assembly To admit the principle TO acknowl
edge the English claim OF 81 100000. The Island Of
Tortugas was offered the British Government set
tlement Of this claim three years ago.
An interesting complication may be remembered In
connection with the BLACK Republic Sir Spencer st.
John late British Minister to Hayu terms 1t in his
hook The Government of Hayti has recently borrowed
SO 600 900 Paris II England wants Haytian island
Trench creditors will probably have something TO say.
The highly alarming rumors that have reached ths
cv from ay TO be baseless as the United States
steamer Yantic Captain Green started there three days
AGO for this port and the Haytian manof war cessanes
Csnain Cooper Ia son OF Admiral Cooper OF the United
States Nayy) Is also here Captain Cooper stated POSI-
fiyely that the rumors OF revolutionary movement
there and another massacre OF mulotoes were abso.
soutey groundess that perfect peace and quiet regned
Prince and that lie Captah "COPPER" hau iett
Her Ma,estys ship Canada with the British Commits
soner on board. IL still at P0rtauPr1nce. Mr. Hill Is
expected wIthilR fortnight The general opinion
10 that the matter wrbe amicaDy settled
TRIALS IN STORE FOR AMERICAN EMIGRANTs
OTTAWA. April 9-Tbe customs officials on the border
have received and strict ore from tho Government
in relation TO Of the baggage Of passon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10
MR.. Blaine MUCH BETTER.

HE SLEPT soUNDLY LAST NIGHT THE FEVER SUB
SIDING.
ST. LOUIS, April o.-A dispatch to The PosEDspde"
from Gibson Station, I. T., says: "Dr Mudd ana Df.
Kerens arrived here this morning and had snort taA
over the telephone with Colonel Coppinger He said Mt
Blaine rested well last night sleeping soundly and this
morning appears to be much No danger Is appre
hended The fever has subsidized"
dispatch to the Associated Press from R c. kerens
who left here yesterday with Dr. Mudd for Fort Gibson
says that Dr. Mud jointly with Dr. Bcrne the post sur
geon after consultation to-day, made the following re-
port: "Mr Blaine has slight bronchial pneumonia HIS
general condition Is good; pulse o2, temperature 3D. lie
takes nOurishment readily"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10
THE ABOLITION OF COMMISSIONS.

There was 10 change yesterday in the relations De-
tween the trunk and the Western roads which haye
not come into interchange regulations OF the former
which involve the abolition Of commissions The Eastern
agents OF the Western lines have not yet received oci
10 open sale OF their tickets independent
NJ the trunk lines The immigrant situation Is iinprov'
INC and the New.York Ontario and Western Railroad mas
paced itself again under the regulations oi the JOINT
agencv Of the trunk lines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10
SOCIALISTS ARRESTED IN VARIOUS CITIES.
TONOUIN INFESTED WITH PIRATES.

PARIS. April 9-Private advices from Tonlun repre-
sent the country being infested with pirates roaming
about powerful bands robbng. committing all kinds
OF outrnges and causing much trouble and loss OF life
among the French The French troops unable to cope
with tho pirates and reinforcemens much needed
French Government IL II said is unwilling TO
furnish the temper OF the Republic being 10 colon
al and IL Is reported that General Bouangcr
declares that all the available soldiers OF France at
prescnt required at home.